What is the difference between passion
and addiction? One of the reasons that geeks tend to get defensive
when confronted with the topic of technology addiction is likely that
the two aren't so different after all. To identify as a geek is to
proclaim a passion for technology. But both passion and addiction
involve a very strong desire to return repeatedly to a specific type
of activity, to the point of being willing to overcome significant
obstacles to achieve the goals of those activities. Arguably, the
strongest passions, belonging to the greatest inventors and creators
of history, could also be classified as addictions. Cautions against
addiction, then, are admonitions to maintain balance in our lives:
but the line of where that balance should be drawn varies
drastically, depending on who you ask. Therefore, to make progress
against technology addiction, we're going to need a clearer line.
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